How an IT mix-up led a BBC investigation to unmask one Europe’s biggest dog fighters

Fighting dogs is confidential as it is barbarian.

People behind illegal blood carefully hide their identities, afraid of arrest and prosecution.

However, a combat dog fighter led to an investigation into the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to the disclosure of some participants in “one of the largest dogs fighting networks in Europe.”

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) tracked the fighting houses to unlikely places in the United Kingdom – from a crowded housing property to a luxurious home land.

Simple clicking by a member of a member of the Rapid Internet Dog Fighting Forum is exposed to the zebra to combat dogs today.

The leakage revealed the reports of a graphic match documenting the fighting after the fighting, and the wounding of the animal after the animal was injured.

A large group of intelligence has been harvested by animal care, and the league against harsh sports (LACS) and Ulster to prevent cruelty to animals (USPCA).

That was the first glimpse of the very secret international dog union that has spent the past six months in the past six months of investigation and exposure.

“I can’t really put words in reality, it was golden,” said Ross Middleton, a former police officer, who turned into the LACS intelligence chief.

The law not only prohibits the United Kingdom, but also possesses fighting dogs, training them in fighting, trading animals, and even photographing battles without a good reason.

“There was a full group of different dog men there, all of them cooperating, chatting, and sharing videos. He gave us a real look at the global perspective of dogs.”

Mr. Middleton described the network as “one of the largest network in Europe.”

After a period of evidence hidden in pictures, publications, and videos online, the British Broadcasting Corporation was able to expose an organized network of illegal dog fighters – stretching from the United Kingdom and all over Europe and abroad.

Fighting dogs is more common than people believe, according to experienced veterinarian David Martin, who was an expert witness in the issues of previous dogs control.

“It continues in every city and a major city in the United Kingdom.

Martin said: “It is huge amounts of abuse and cruelty at every stage,” Martin said.

The league against harsh sport has received more than 600 reports of dog fighting since 2024, with these reports increased by more than 50 % in the past two years.

However, the number of dog battles taking place in the UK is impossible to define – the confidentiality of the battles means that there is much more than reporting.

For activists like Ross, any one dog battle is very many.

The BBC investigation has found many UK’s dog homes, hiding in unbearable places.

In one case, the owner of a dog was recently killed his opponent in the hole, might fall into a crowded residential area in Arjagh Province, which is inhabited by families and their pets.

Martin said: “They want to keep their dogs out of view, and they do not want to be recognized by the authorities as a person who has banned dogs,” Martin said.

“They must be very careful if they would take their dogs to the environment to make sure that their dogs did not come across other dogs, otherwise there will be bloodshed in the blood.”

Another hidden house was found in one of the most luxurious houses in Northern Ireland, Shin Kassel.

Real estate lands are used by Boneyyard Kennes, for home and fighting martial dogs.

USPCA and LACS BNEYARD KENNELS has identified as one of the most important dog fighters in the United Kingdom.

Shen Casts Estetz BBC News told that she was opposing dog fighting and was shocked to hear that the dog fighter was working on its territory.

He said, if he knew, he would have stopped.

The British Broadcasting Corporation has identified the man behind Boneyard Kenneels as David Patterson, a mixed coach of military arts from the province of Interim.

We followed about 40 bullfield fighting to Boneyard Kenneels-identical to many training videos before dogs with a park depth inside the ownership of Sheen.

David Patterson denied participating in dog fighting and said he was not a member of any international dog control network.

He said that he often takes care of dogs for other people and is interested in human and animal fitness.

The BBC has also seen evidence that Craig Kittson, Patterson’s partner, was also a member of the dog fighting network – operating under the nickname Spongepop.

Spongebob has been listed as a referee in many of the fighting matches reports, and as a boneyard kennels.

Craig Kittson was previously released newspaper headlines for a drawing video that was carrying his deceased dog.

Registered as a muzzle, Mr. Kitson Bit dog ear, indicating that this was a punishment for the dog after he was bitten by his child.

Craig Kittson BBC told that he was actively involved in the kotion of dogs and that he was not the person who was determined as Spongepop.

He expressed a deep discrimination on the video in which he composed the dog’s body, saying that he was not responsible for his death.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, as a dog fighter, managed to infiltrate the online platforms and beat the confidence of the wider European network members.

After several months, one of the union’s members was ready to meet in Amsterdam to sell the dog team fighting.

Zoltan Borbe, known by Beaias NFK Houses of Ministers, was secretly outperformed by the fighting dogs.

He said: “I have one champion female, I may sign here in the seventh match.”

The big hero is a term used for a dog that won at least five battles.

Borbe sent videos about the Black Pit bit that he was selling, who was two years old, Ruby, to display what is known as his factors-identify a dog to fight in the hole.

Zoltan Borbe denied his involvement in dog fighting, and BBC told that he had created the story to sell dogs.

The confidentiality surrounding dogs means that a few animals are rescued – those who often risk murder. In the UK, the bull hole is a banned strain.

Ruby has been placed in a center in the Netherlands working to try to rehabilitate high -risk dogs through training programs.

“It is just a lot of observation,” said Hele Van Den Beemt, the center’s main therapist.

“To be fair to the dog, you must always enter with an open heart and give the dog every room you need and you will connect the dog.

“They always have a chance, but there are many factors that we have to consider.

“If it is strongly guaranteed in a character, we must calculate the risks.”